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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2158 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1473
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michelle M. DuBois
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to advance hate-crime protections for victims who are targeted due to their gender.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth1/19/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2158 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1473
By Representative DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1473) of
Michelle M. DuBois relative to hate-crime protections for victims targeted due to gender. The
Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1556 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act to advance hate-crime protections for victims who are targeted due to their gender.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 39 of Chapter 265 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 4 by inserting after the words “national origin, ” the
3following: “gender,”